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Ropes are both a blessing and a curse - they keep your ass safe, keep you connected and allow you to get down in one piece (if you get to the top, or only halfway). They can also be a pain in the ass, ...

First things first. I never belay from my rope loop, and as a consequence I’m always told off by new climbers who have been taught how to climb the ‘proper way’ by qualified instructors. I’ve got no ...

[Note: Totem no longer make Basics, and are now being made by Fixe and Aliens (US).] No, shallow cams are not cams that look at themselves in the mirror, but cams placed in cracks that will not accept ...

Also known as carabiners, krabs, snap-links, plain-gates or biners, these non-locking carabiners are the glue that sticks everything together on a climb, with most climbers carrying forty or more ...